Fastening device.



M. F. THAU.

FASTENING DEVICE,

APPLlCATlUN HLEU MAY25. 191i.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

f'( V (M- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

-, MAX F. THAU, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

FASTENING DEVICE.

Application filed May 25, 1917.

7 '0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MAX F. THAU, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention re ates to improvements in fastening devices, particularly adapted for use in connection with soft collars and the like, though it is capable of various other extended uses.

The principal object is the rovision of a fastening device which is simp e in construction, ornamental in appearance and effective in holdin two loose or gaping parts in proper relation to each other.

To the accomplishment of the foregolng and such other'objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then sought to be defined in the appended claim, reference being had. to the accompanying drawing which shows for the purpose of illustrative disclosure, one embodiment of my invention, itbeing understood that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of.thc claim without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a perspective new of a collar and neck-tie with a device constructed according to thereto:

Fig. 2 is a front view and edge yiew, respectively, of one form of device constructed accordingto my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a neck-tie, tied four-in- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

my invention, applied i :UlJdCBllt ear-h end to reintorce the body at said points of securement, said prongs being Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Serial No. 170,850.

hand, and the collar 2, having the usual spaced gaping points 3. These pointed portlons gape particularly in soft collars, and my invention is designed to hold these parts in their proper position to each other.

In Fig. .2 it is seen that it includes the bar 4 having the out-turned ends 5 for the purpose of ornamentation, and having the sharply pointed prongs or securing members (i mounted on the rear side thereof. These members are arranged so as to point toward each other so that when the device is applied, as in Fig. 1, it will be securely held to the collar and will hold the points of the collar securely in the desired position.

It is to he noticed that by making the prongs independent of the bar they may be positioned at any desired point therealong; the device may be readily repaired and the prongs may be formed of a material different from that of the bar, which isespecially desirablewhen the bar is formed of a previous metal. By soldering the prongs, the er is maintained integraland intact and .;.arerial is added so as to reinforce the dev|ce at the junction of the prongs with the bar. lt is therefore seen that l have provided a simple and effective device for the purposes specified.

What I claim is A fastening device for soft collars, comprising a bar-like body, and a pair of securing prongs extending inwardly toward each other soldered to the hack of the body formed separate from the body and united thereto by solder so as to leave the body in' its original thickness and integrality.

MAX F. THAU. 

